Hexie Love Blog Hop

Welcome to stop number two on the Hexie Love Blog Hop!

I’ve been stitching mostly modern  hexie quilts using basic English Paper Piecing techniques for around three years, since I got back to them with my little quilt that went to QuiltCon in 2013.

Now there is a brand new digital magazine devoted to the hexagon quilt!

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Hexie Love is the brain child of Julia Wood, co-author of Quick and Easy Hexie Quilts and author of MORE Quick and Easy Hexie Quilts. I first met Julia on the set at Quilting Arts TV eighteen months ago when she was filming a segment on a traditional way of making hexagons from circles of fabrics. She is the quintessential southern lady from Auburn, Alabama. When we both taught at the AQS Quilt Week in Chattanooga last year we had a wonderful few days as roomies.

Julia was already planning the first edition of her new magazine and we had fun taking pictures in the hotel lobby…

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Two issues in I have to tell you Hexie Love is a magazine worth reading! I received the first issue free as a contributing author but now I am a fully paid up subscriber. Every issue has articles by hexie artists from around the world, patterns for small and scrappy projects, book reviews and steps towards a super progressive quilt… and all for $5.99 an issue or $26.99 for a year (6 issues). You can sign up from the link on the Hexie Love blog site.

Of course a blog hop wouldn’t be a blog hop without a give away! Julia will send a copy of the magazine to one lucky reader and I will send a set of perspex templates for cutting 3/4″ and 1″ hexagons from your favorite fabrics, ready for EPP, to a second winner. All you need to do is post a comment at the end of this blog post before April 14th. Make sure I have a way to contact you if the random number generator picks you.

At the end of the week Julia is also giving away a subscription to her magazine and a copy of her MORE Quick and Easy Hexie Quilts book, make sure to leave a comment on her blog for a chance to win those.

And don’t forget to check out the other blogs on the tour:

April 6  Bonnie Hunter http://quiltville.blogspot.com
April 7  Catherine Redford https://catherineredford.com (that’s ME!)
April 8   Linda Franz http://www.lindafranz.com/blog/
April 9  Cheryl Sleboda http://muppin.com/wordpress/index.php/blog/
April 10 Geta Grama  http://cadouri-din-inima.blogspot.com
April 11  Victoria Findlay Wolfe http://bumblebeansinc.blogspot.com
April 12 Becky Campbell  https://www.facebook.com/sewforeverquiltingbybeckycampbell
April 13 Joan Shay https://www.facebook.com/joan.mooreshay

I’m looking forward to reading your comments. Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

83 Comments

  1. Frankie Caruso said:

    What a wonderful blog post. I had no idea that there would be a new magazine devoted to hexies. I’m relatively new to hexies bur love them.

    April 7, 2015
  2. Lindak said:

    This sounds really exciting~! Since I’ll be on the road much of this year, I was thinking of trying my hand with hexies – would love to give them a try and the magazine will surely help. Thanks for all of this hexie love!

    April 7, 2015
  3. Mary Ellen said:

    Thank-you that would be a nice thing to win Templates for hexies

    April 7, 2015
  4. Jane Teague said:

    This sounds like a fantastic giveaway and a great new magazine! Hope I am a winner!

    April 7, 2015
  5. Laura said:

    I’m anxious and nervous to try my hand at hexies. Thanks for the news about the magazine.

    April 7, 2015
  6. April said:

    I love your orange and gray little quilt… I don’t use gray ever, I need to start.

    April 7, 2015
  7. Ruth K said:

    I love this magazine. I could use an extension to the subscription I already have.

    April 7, 2015
  8. Nancy in IN said:

    Cute quilt. I love to English paper piece. Great project for car and train.

    April 7, 2015
  9. jrp53 said:

    I’m not into the hexie craze yet, but it looks like my interest is being piqued more and more. It looks like a great magazine and the perfect way to get started on my own hexie journey.

    April 7, 2015
  10. Sandi said:

    I’m looking forward to looking at this magazine. Thanks for a chance to win.

    April 7, 2015
  11. Lou Ann said:

    It would be so awesome to be a winner, I am making a hexie quilt now and have made one in the past. Thanks for the chance to win!!!

    April 7, 2015
  12. Debbie said:

    Thanks for joining the blog hop, Catherine. I collect all things hexie and would love to win this e-magazine and the templates.

    April 7, 2015
  13. Leesa said:

    Sounds like an awesome magazine!

    April 7, 2015
  14. Anita said:

    My grandmother made hexies by hand piecing them. English Paper Piecing seems a much better method. Would love the magazine. Thanks.

    Anita

    April 7, 2015
  15. Toni Arnold said:

    This mag fills the need for a handwork magazine. I’ve done some EPP of hexies. This will give me motivation to do more!

    April 7, 2015
  16. NancyMayes said:

    Thank you for this blog hop and promoting Julia’s emag! I love it and want it to continue so that it will be available for years to come! Not very lucky at winning things but here goes!!!

    April 7, 2015
  17. Ann D said:

    It’s hard to believe that there’s much to do with hexagons, but then again 9 patch patterns abound too. Thanks for the chance to win the subscription.

    April 7, 2015
  18. Karen in Breezy Point said:

    I’m a hex-aholic–thanks for the chance to win!

    April 7, 2015
  19. Diane R. said:

    Just started doing hexagon’s , Thank you for the chance to win.

    April 7, 2015
  20. Kathy O in GA said:

    thanks for the chance to win!

    April 7, 2015
  21. caelijean said:

    I love working on hexies – seems to be the only thing I have time and energy to do once the kids are in bed! Working on my third hexie quilt – the other two aren’t even quilted yet!

    April 7, 2015
  22. I love Hexie’s–especially fussy cut ones…thanks for the wonderful info! And for a chance to win.
    Jane W.

    April 7, 2015
  23. Jo Newton said:

    I would really like to learn more about hexies. Just getting started.

    April 7, 2015
  24. Linda said:

    A hexie blog hop, how fun.

    April 7, 2015
  25. Colleen said:

    i love EPP and I am really enjoying Julies little ‘BlogHop’, it is so much fun to find more and more people enjoying this pass time. 🙂

    April 7, 2015
  26. Donna said:

    Hexies are such fun!

    April 7, 2015
  27. Thanks for the chances to win 2 great prizes!!

    April 7, 2015
  28. sharon Ingalls said:

    I love Hexies thank You for a Great Give -a- Way

    April 7, 2015
  29. Amy Farrington said:

    Glad I found you and the hexie blog hop!

    April 7, 2015
  30. Cindy said:

    Thank you for the chance to win. I have not done any hexie quilts yet, but I would love to learn.

    April 7, 2015
  31. Sue Couts said:

    What a wonderful site. I admire your creativity! New to Hexies, but I’m hooked..

    April 7, 2015
  32. Beth Carver said:

    Thank you for telling us new things about hexies – would be wonderful to win one of the giveaways! Beth in AL

    April 7, 2015
  33. bobkat1896 said:

    Looking forward to seeing this bok. Thanks for the chance to win.

    April 7, 2015
  34. Joy V said:

    Who doesn’t love hexies. And a chance to win a copy of the book. Thank you or a chance to win.

    April 7, 2015
  35. Paulette J Bergman said:

    I love Hexies! I started and can’t stop. I don’t want to stop, either! Thank you for the opportunity! pj stitches!

    April 7, 2015
  36. Brit said:

    Oh how I love hexies! Thank you for a chance to win!

    April 7, 2015
  37. Anita said:

    I am enjoying hand sewing Hexies and English paper piecing. Thanks for the chance to win a copy of the book!

    April 7, 2015
  38. Linda Kay said:

    Thanks for the chance to win!

    April 7, 2015
  39. Tena said:

    I have the first two HexieLove issues and really love it. I am looking forward to many more.

    April 7, 2015
  40. HeyJudee said:

    I’m still working on a grandmother’s flower garden. But would love to read about more hexie projects.

    April 7, 2015
  41. Karen in Maine said:

    Fabulous!! Thanks for the chance to win Hexie templates!!

    April 7, 2015
  42. Paige said:

    Wow, how generous! Thank you!

    April 7, 2015
  43. Lyn Smith said:

    Love stitching my hexies. Would love to win a copy of the magazine.

    April 8, 2015
  44. lisatown2014 said:

    Very exciting to see more Hexie ideas! Thanks for the chance to win.

    April 8, 2015
  45. Pam C said:

    I enjoy seeing hexy quilts but haven’t attempted one on my own. Maybe if I win this book I will give them a go!

    April 8, 2015
  46. Nancy in IN said:

    Love to do English paper piecing as it is so portable

    April 8, 2015
  47. Judy Bedford said:

    I am fascinated with the geometric shape of the hexagon and its versatility…..and have recently been piecing using Julia’s method with a circle. I am new to your website and looking forward to following your blog.

    April 8, 2015
  48. Donna said:

    I am enjoying seeing all the different designs that has been used with the hexagons

    April 8, 2015
  49. Laura said:

    I saw Julia’s segment on QA and have tried her hexie method. Great project for travel since any circle can work as a template! No special tools needed, just fabric thread and needle. Looking forward to seeing her magazine.

    April 8, 2015
  50. Maureen said:

    Thank you for the chance to win. Making Hexies will be a great take along project!

    April 8, 2015
  51. mumbird3 said:

    Love Hexies – Julia has been doing a great job with her magazine! Love her circle method!

    April 8, 2015
  52. Vicki Seals said:

    Love the look of hexies just haven’t tried them yet. Thanks for the chance to win. vickise at gmail dot com

    April 8, 2015
  53. LJ said:

    I never realized how enjoyable it would be to EPP until a year ago when I began my first project. NOW, I am hooked and can not get enough. Lots to learn so it would be wonderful to win a subscription. I’m going to following you with Feedly – what I see of yours, I love. Thanks for sharing on the 7th and also the quilting on the hexie quilt today (8th).

    April 8, 2015
  54. Jen Beatty said:

    I think I need to start making more hexies!

    April 8, 2015
  55. Delaine said:

    I haven’t ventured into the world of hexies yet – but it is on my list of things to try. Thanks!

    April 8, 2015
  56. paulburega said:

    Great looking quilt. Love making hexagons.

    paulburega (at) gmail (dot) com

    April 8, 2015
  57. Cyra said:

    What a fantastic magazine. I’m a hexie-aholic, and your templates would make my world complete.

    April 8, 2015
  58. Cindy A. said:

    I love the portability of hexies. I’m working with 1/2″ hexies at the moment. They make such cute flowers!

    April 8, 2015
  59. Nancy Mayes said:

    I have the e-mag for 2015 and love it! Can’t wait for each one to come out. I also love Julia’s blog but this is neat having a Blog Hop so I can save other blogs in my “favorites” bookmarks!!! Thanks for the chance to win!

    April 8, 2015
  60. Sharlene Owens said:

    Great inspiration on the back of the furniture.

    April 8, 2015
  61. Amy Lause said:

    What a great magazine, and I don’t have any templates that small. Thanks for the giveaway!

    April 8, 2015
  62. |Brenda Wilkinson said:

    I am looking forward to learning how to hexie. What a good start this would make.
    [email protected]

    April 8, 2015
  63. Lorraine said:

    Love hexies! What a great idea for a magazine!

    April 9, 2015
  64. teri c said:

    I am looking forward to seeing the new magazine and being inspired.

    April 9, 2015
  65. Susan said:

    I am thrilled to see that there is a magazine devoted to hexies! I tried hexies when I discovered Linda Franz and Inklingo and now I’m a hexie addict!

    April 10, 2015
  66. Paulette J Bergman said:

    Hexies are much worse than potato chips! Bet you can’t do just one!! pj stitches!

    April 10, 2015
  67. Cathy Wilson said:

    I would love to win this! I want to learn to EPP & to make hexies. What a good way to begin!

    April 10, 2015
  68. Anita said:

    My only hexie project is a table runner I have started, doing EPP. Who knows when it will be finished… I admire all the beautiful hexie projects out there, and new, faster methods are highly appreciated. Thanks for the giveaway!

    April 11, 2015
  69. Becky T said:

    Hexies Rule !

    April 11, 2015
  70. I’d love a copy of this magazine, this is the first I’ve heard of it.

    April 11, 2015
  71. cindy said:

    I’d really like to win the magazine, but either way i need a copy! Sounds like fun

    April 11, 2015
  72. Paulette J Bergman said:

    I want to win! pj stitches!

    April 12, 2015
  73. Mary Ellen Rieland said:

    What a great giveaway. I love the work on hexies!

    April 13, 2015
  74. Charlotte Betts said:

    I love hexies and would love to win.

    April 13, 2015
  75. caroline Rohrer said:

    I would love to win this book. New to hexis.

    April 13, 2015
  76. Marla said:

    EPP and hexies are so relaxing and fun!

    April 14, 2015
  77. Susanne said:

    Could sure use some inspiration for how to use the ones I made already.

    April 14, 2015
  78. Paulette J Bergman said:

    Oh, yet again! I do hope that I win! pj stitches!

    April 14, 2015
  79. Janet Boltjes said:

    Love hexies!

    January 11, 2016

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